2245 West Broadway featured in the Daily Hive

Our new tower for Dayhu Group of Companies and Frame Properties has been featured in a new article by Kenneth Chan at the Daily Hive. The article highlights some of the project’s unique and exciting characteristics, which make it, in his words, “one of the most technically unique mixed-use rental housing towers proposed to date under the City’s Broadway Plan.”

The 25-storey mid-block tower has some proposed variance items to the BCP, such as 16 townhomes that are situated on the second floor and oriented around landscaped amenity courtyards. Our architects argue that offering commercial/office space on the second floor (as suggested by the Plan) poses financial risk for the project’s financial stability, due to softening demand for upper-level commercial space in midblock locations—and the inability for these units to compete with larger, more modern office environments with flexible floorplates. Instead, the project uses the second floor to effectively address housing demands, with two-storey townhome units that have access to semi-private outdoor activity areas.

We also note that the project’s three-storey podium provides a legible, human-scale streetwall for this highly walkable neighbourhood. The exterior features a warm, welcoming entrance with wood soffit canopies and generous glazing.

We look forward to sharing more about this project as it develops!

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